Comments on: W00t! The OED Catches Up With the Rest of Us http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/08/23/w00t-the-oed-catches-up-with-the-rest-of-us/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cleo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/08/23/w00t-the-oed-catches-up-with-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-73040 Cleo Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:35:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=18896#comment-73040 Wow jeggings now has a definition?? At least I can call myself a domestic goddess! Wow jeggings now has a definition?? At least I can call myself a domestic goddess!

]]> By: Baramos http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/08/23/w00t-the-oed-catches-up-with-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-72982 Baramos Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:09:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=18896#comment-72982 Hahaha, "domestic goddess"? Do they mean a homemaker? I mean my mother was a damn fine cook and an excellent housekeeper, but I'd never call her a "domestic goddess". It's just...weird. I thought we were past that weird phase of feminism where if a woman chose to be a good housekeeper/cook they had to be shamed, I guess now we're into a weird phase where it has to euphemised to be accepted? I dunno. Hahaha, “domestic goddess”? Do they mean a homemaker? I mean my mother was a damn fine cook and an excellent housekeeper, but I’d never call her a “domestic goddess”. It’s just…weird.

I thought we were past that weird phase of feminism where if a woman chose to be a good housekeeper/cook they had to be shamed, I guess now we’re into a weird phase where it has to euphemised to be accepted? I dunno.

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